State Legislature Girds for Busy Closing Weeks
The Oregon legislature enters its eighth week with an omnibus budget bill cutting state institution funding, a new full crew rail bill, and efforts to repeal liquor laws. Highlights include reduced university and school funding, labor first aid debate, and Oregon opposition to Ferris waterpower bill.
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Grand Mound
Walla Walla Penitentiary
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Hkewise
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House Rules Committee
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George D. Conger
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Cheney Normal
Cheney Normal and
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Cheney
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Heinly
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Sharpstein
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French
Clarke County
Senate Memorials Committee
Portland
Public Service Commission
Gardner Plans Dinner For Reserve Army Members
Washington notes that Representative Augustus Gardner plans a Washington dinner for the reserve army, listing members by origin from Porto Rico to the Middle West. The plan foreshadows logistics and a lighthearted bid to mingle with those in the reserve.
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Middle West
Washington
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United States
Augustus P. Gardner
Massachusetts
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Brooklyn
Indianapolis
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Gardner
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Reward for big families in France sparks birth study
Paris reports decline in French births from 860000 to 750000 yearly over twenty years. The Academy of Moral and Political Sciences considers repopulation risks and proposes incentives for fathers with many children, promoting a three-child norm and rewards for heads of large families.
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Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
Academy
Doll a Love Messenger to French Refugee Receives Thank You Note
A Christmas ship from American children to France distributed through Mme Poincare included a doll with a note from Katherine Roberts of Chicago. Irene Chapelle, a refugee in Paris, replied from Rheims, expressing mutual friendship and hope for peace as they both mark their twelfth birthdays.
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Jason
Children of America
France
Mme. Poincare
Irene Chapelle
Chicago
Katherine Roberts
Irend Chapellee
Refuge de la Ville de
Odd State Bills Spark Lawmaking Madness Across States
Washington reports show Kansas seeks a pure complexion bill banning cosmetics for women under forty five with a 25 dollar fine. Nebraska's Senator Adams proposes a 6 to 7 pm chicken roost curfew. Other measures include jackrabbits and cotton tails as lawmakers, bulls with headlights, and bans on facial hair for doctors. Texas faces a church gun ban if a Miller bill passes.
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Colorado
William Adams
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Holt County
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Miller
Tongue valued at $19000 in Wilkesbarre suit
S Fawns sues for $19000 in trespass claiming a stair defect at a local firm caused him to fall and lose part of his tongue. He says the injury occurred while descending a stair and the tongue was partly amputated.
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S. Fawns
Fawns
Sloan's Liniment touted for fast rheumatic relief
The ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as quick relief for rheumatic attacks and sore joints. It claims deep penetration to the pain site with instant comfort and offers a 25 cent bottle from any druggist. It also notes plans for new steel bridges in Hoquiam and Bellingham.
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Hoquiam
Bellingham
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